English Explanatory Dictionary

laupele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.

Word forms

laupele

Etymology

From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).

Synonyms

aibika sunset muskmallow sunset hibiscus hibiscus manihot Pacific spinach slippery cabbage bele lettuce tree island cabbage bush cabbage
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